IBM 201 Troubleshooting the Integrated System Management Processor, Enter, Run Adapter Self-tests

The IBM PC ServeRAID Adapter diagnostics test program runs independently of the operating system and is run from diskette. You can obtain a copy from the ServerGuide Diskette Factory or download it from IBM’s web site.

To back up the ServeRAID configuration:

1.From the Main Menu, select Advanced Functions

2.Select Backup IPS ServeRaid Config

You can use the ServeRAID Subsystem Diagnostic program to test the PC ServeRAID Adapter and the devices connected to it. To test the ServeRAID subsystem:

1.Start the ServeRAID Configuration Utility program

2.Select Advanced Functions from the Main Menu and press Enter

3.Select IBM ServeRAID Subsystem Diagnostic from the next menu and press

Enter

4.Select the diagnostic test that you want to run and press Enter . Descriptions of the diagnostic tests available include:

Run Adapter Self-tests

Tests the PC ServeRAID Adapter. Restart the server after the self-test completes.

SCSI Device Self-test

Runs diagnostic tests on the SCSI devices attached to the PC ServeRAID Adapter.

Troubleshooting the Integrated System Management Processor

1.Insert the ISMP Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and restart the NAS 200 engine. If the engine does not boot from the CD-ROM, use POST/BIOS setup to configure the CD-ROM drive as a boot device.

2.After the engine boots, the main option menu appears. The main menu contains the following selections:

v Hardware Status and Information

vConfiguration Settings

vUpdate System Management firmware

3.Use the up and down arrow keys to select Hardware Status and Information and press Enter. The Hardware Status and Information menu contains the list of ISMP devices with the following diagnostic test results:

	Processor	Communication	:	Passed
->	Built in	Self Test Status			: Passed
	Boot Sector Code Revision ...				:6, Build ID:	RIET62A
	Main Application Code Revision				:4, Build ID:	ILET15A
	Processor	Communication	:	Passed
->	Built in	Self Test Status			: Passed
	Boot Sector Code Revision ...				:6, Build ID:	WMICT60A
	Main Application Code Revision				:4, Build ID:	WMXT57A

4.Use the up and down arrow keys to select the device you want to look at in more detail. Press Enter. You will see a list of tests and results on the device:

Current System Management Processor Status

Current BIST Results:
SRAM Memory Test:		Passed
Serial Port 1	Test :	Passed
Serial Port 2	Test:	Passed
NVRAM Memory Test		Passed
Realtime Clock Test		Passed
Programmable Gate Array Test:		Passed

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